Presentation of Interim Financial Statements (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended			1 Months Ended	9 Months Ended						9 Months Ended			1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	1 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014 item	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013	Oct. 31, 2014 2014 Stock Incentive Plan [Member] Restricted Stock [Member] Subsequent Event [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Florida Asset Resolution Group, LLC [Member]	Jul. 31, 2012 Florida Asset Resolution Group, LLC [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 BBX Capital Asset Management, LLC [Member]	Apr. 30, 2013 BBX Capital Asset Management, LLC [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Renin Corp [Member]	Oct. 30, 2013 Renin Corp [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 BB&T [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 BFC Financial Corporation [Member]	Apr. 30, 2013 BFC Financial Corporation [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Class A Common Stock [Member]	May 31, 2013 Class A Common Stock [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Class A Common Stock [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Class A Common Stock [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Class A Common Stock [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Class A Common Stock [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Class A Common Stock [Member] Restricted Stock [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Class A Common Stock [Member] Restricted Stock [Member]	Oct. 31, 2014 Class A Common Stock [Member] 2014 Stock Incentive Plan [Member] Restricted Stock [Member] Subsequent Event [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Class A Common Stock [Member] BFC Financial Corporation [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Class B Common Stock [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Class B Common Stock [Member] BFC Financial Corporation [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Minimum [Member] Renin Corp [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Maximum [Member] Renin Corp [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Williams And Bennett [Member]
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Line Items]
Ownership percentage by noncontrolling owners										46.00%		19.00%
Ownership percentage by parent												81.00%			54.00%
Trust preferred securities							$ 14,200,000
Loss from continuing operations before income taxes	(1,964,000)	7,715,000	6,490,000	(1,666,000)
Performing and non-performing loans, tax certificates and real estate owned, carrying value							346,000,000
Basis spread on preferred interest return			2.00%																									0.50%	3.25%
Period in which VIE assets are expected to be monetized			7 years
Incremental payments of preference amount													35,000,000
Non-performing commercial loans, commercial real estate owned and previously written-off assets, carrying value									125,000,000
Share repurchase program authorized amount																20,000,000
Shares vested																							282,602
Repurchased and retired shares																				115,866
Withholding tax obligation associated with vesting shares			2,000,000
Awards granted																								396,082
Shares granted fair value						6,600,000
Goodwill	5,365,000		5,365,000		2,686,000																									500,000
Other identifiable intangible assets including trade names, customer relationships and lease premiums acquired	4,800,000		4,800,000
Anti-dilutive stock																		15,481	25,195	15,481	25,195	995,202	880,302
Cash							3,500,000	50,000,000	82,000,000		200,000
Number of classes of stock held			2
Number of votes per share																				$ 1						$ 1
Aggregate percentage of combined voting power														72.00%						53.00%						47.00%
Percent of common stock owned														51.00%											51.00%		100.00%
Percent of common equity																99.00%		99.00%		99.00%						1.00%
Aggregate number of shares owned, threshold																											97,523
Percent of aggregate number of shares held																											50.00%
Definitive merger agreement entitled shares to receive																	5.39
Current liabilities	9,800,000		9,800,000
Preferred Membership Percentage							5.00%						95.00%
Preferred Membership													$ 14,200,000
Expected Period To Meet Liquidity Needs			12 months